A general surgeon can be defined as a doctor, who operates a body to cure or prevent a disease, fix an injury, or to solve a health problem. In simpler terms, he is a medical practitioner, an expert at performing operations on the body. General surgeons are physicians who have the expertise in using invasive, non-invasive, and minimally invasive procedures to treat physical conditions and injuries. They receive advanced training in handling patients of any age with conditions related to any area of the body. General surgeons typically deal with injuries and conditions related to neck, abdomen, endocrine systems, etc.

All general surgeons are required to perform comprehensive general surgery examinations. The surgeon takes a medical history and performs a detailed physical examination of the patient, then makes a diagnosis based on the information she has obtained....Read more